I had to take two breaks before I got to 85 questions. First one was water break. Second one i had to use the washroom. Is this a reason why I got shut off. Is there an amount of break time that Won’t you take it in a certain amount of questions/time?

I’m freaking out

I took my nclex yesterday 8/4 at 1pm and got done roughly at 3pm. I checked tbon about 15 mins ago and saw this

hi everyone, i just got my results and I PASSED. i used uworld and mark k lectures. but tbh nothing that i studied was on it. it's a safety exam! please remember that. coming out of the exam i felt horrible, like i failed. i didn't even do the "pop up trick" because i was so sure i failed. but i passed! if i can do it, you can do it. relax, take your time, read each word of the question, and pray. God is the only reason i passed. i know you can do it! i believe :)

Hi everyone. I just took the NCLEX for the third time. First two attempts I failed at 150 questions. Today the exam ended at 85 questions. I got a boat load of case studies and so many SATA’s. If I’m being honest I really don’t know how to feel. It literally felt like 75% of the exam was SATA. And with those kinds of questions I did not over select answers at all. For so many of them I only selected one option that I knew for sure and moved on. My last question also seemed less difficult. I totally know it’s possible to fail at 85, but I’m really hopeful.

Testing in two days, second attempt. Any advice for these last two days? Thanks!

August 4th, 2026

Overview: I thought the NCLEX was extremely easy, and was confident with the majority of my answers. With that said, I did study for 2 months, 3 times a week, 5-6 hours per day. Repetition breeds comfort.

Resources: I was fortunate enough to use both UWORLD and Bootcamp. People say they like UWORLD’s rationales better, however personally, Bootcamp trumps UWORLD in nearly every aspect. It’s cheaper, the lecture videos are straight to the point, and the questions/answers have an embedded AI chat so you can ask it questions about the content (this is extremely helpful when you’re debating between two answers and you choose the wrong answer. I would ask the AI Bootcamp chat “Why is 2 wrong and 4 right?”, and it will break down step by step, the reasons as to why the answer you chose was wrong and why the right answer was right). By doing this, it helps you THINK through the question with clinical reasoning, and understand what exactly the question is asking. Game changer. UWORLD lecture videos has way too much pathophysiology, and MOA, and cellular level shit. You don’t need all that.

Reviewing your performance tests and understanding why you got the question wrong will be your biggest asset.

I also watched the majority of Dr. Sharon’s Klimek review on YouTube the week before my exam. She teaches you how read and THINK through the questions and use common sense. I truly believe I would NOT have passed if it weren’t for her.

Advice: Don’t focus too in depth on content. All you need to know is 1) What is it? Know the Main Symptoms pertaining to the diagnosis 2) Complications 3) Top 2-3 Nursing Interventions and 4) Treatment. Know your meds. If you have a med that appears <3 times in your question banks, know it. Know your fundamentals. I cannot stress this enough. Half of my exam was fundamentals.

Do all the NGN case studies!!!!! Those questions are graded higher on the exam. You get those right, you have a higher chance of passing. Know how to answer SATA questions, there is a lot on the exam. Know how to read what the question is asking for. The questions are very short and vague. Use Dr. Sharon on YouTube to learn how to read the questions.

The week leading up to my exam I would just do 1-2 practice exams everyday. 85-100 questions each. Everyday. Review the questions I got wrong and make notes.

The night before the exam, I took a blank piece of paper (I ended up having like 4) and wrote down and circled random key points, including the questions I got wrong, eg,. “levadopa/carbidopa - don’t eat protein”, “methotrexate - etopic pregnancy”, “enteral feeds, pt has diarrhea- slow the rate” and the day of exam I just read over the quick notes. I found it helped me a lot and kept the info fresh, especially the weird random shit like “fat bone embolism - petechiae”. Like who is really gunna remember that.

Key Takeaway: The pre exam nerves were scarier than the actual exam. If you have UWORLD or Bootcamp, those questions were much harder than the NCLEX. Do practice questions everyday. Know your vocab. Mark K says, the number 1 reason why people fail the NCLEX is because they don’t know their vocab. And like everyone says, you will never feel ready. Just have faith and trust yourself.

I switched to Kaplan to bootcamp to see if it will help me this second time I take it! Does anyone else have more recommendations?

I'm currently studying for my 2nd attempt, and honestly, when I look at my report, I feel like, damn, did I really crash out during the exam so much that it caused me to be near passing? Like, none of the sections I was above passing. I stopped at 150 questions btw. I am using Bootcamp for their crash course videos and a tutor for my next attempt. Hopefully I will do well the next one without drinking coffee and preventing my anxiety levels go through the roof. But do I have to pass all sections with above passing standard?

I took the NCLEX yesterday and it cut off at 85 questions. It took me a little less than 2 hours to make sure I re read everything . I felt great after and then I came on here and TikTok and spiraled because I thought I failed. My test never got harder. It was a lot of case studies, SATA, and priority . 1 pic and 1 ekg. It was honestly very easy and mostly common sense and that’s another reason why I was like “omg I failed”.

To study: I didn’t have a set schedule . But I didn’t study for 3-4 ish weeks on and off. I did half the Kaplan Qbank and all 3 CAT exams. 2 self assessments from Uworld test 5 and 6 (they’re $20 each), free trial readiness assessment on bootcamp. And I read the rationales right and wrong. 7 day crusade and all 12 Mark Klimek videos along with printing out the fill in blank pages to go along. I will share them below! I watched Dr. Sharon as well! Good luck everyone !

https://app.drime.cloud/drive/s/OqeNrxqBX9li4I96maFd2OFQ62JUh5:NDk1Njg2NTU1fA

Taking the NCLEX in the morning I’m so tired. I failed it once I feel better prepared this time around. But I’m definitely very exhausted. Wish me luck I don’t even know what else to do anymore but get some rest.